As the Australian contingent wilted at Wimbledon there was one factor they were not blaming, even as the UK media scrambled to highlight it.
"The conditions? They were perfect," said Olivia Gadecki following her opening day defeat to Solana Sierra. "Here you have to expect everything, it's nice when you get days like this."
However, Gadecki lives on the Gold Coast and what she regards as 'perfect conditions' the Brits call a heatwave. As the mercury rose above 30C amber warnings (the second highest level) were issued for heat by the UK Met Office.
